Face shield



# March 4, 1930. R. WALKER FACE SHIELD Filed Jan 25, 1 928 I Invenlfir,

' Raymonolflmrlker I substantially full size, a The main body ofthe shield'isasheet metal shell 1 in a substantially cylindrical shape,

Patented Mar. 4 1930i RAYMOND nlwnrknn, onwo ni nsron,nnssncnusnrrs nncn sn rnno" '1 "Application filed January 25,? 1928, Serial n01 249,391." 1

Whenever a person shampoos his head and :the soap and lather are sprayed from his hair, I-with-his head bent down to permit the soapy water to drain into a Washbowl, the liquid fort and distress. I Y Y I "One object of this invention is the effecting of means-for protecting such a persons face fwater; and'the invention for thispurpose consists of" a shieldphavinga yielding" rim 'a gainst'which the face can be pressed to maintain awater-tight contact by which the water A 15 pouring downover the persons head cannot Jreach his eyes'and nose and mouth, so that w the rinsing calrbe conjtinued' indefinitely without distress. i I

, This invention mayalsof'be used as a vapor inhaling device, asit is air-tight at the top when the facerests upon it,1sothat none of I the vapor canescape between the face and the to. a fn the drawings forming part ofthis specisectional elevation illustrating the manner 'in which the shield is used? Fig. a shows a I, modified form of one of thesupporting legs.

having its ends overlapping and held in shellto beexpanded and contracted to suit 7 different sizes of faces; on 'thetopedgeof I this. shell is removably mounted a yielding. cushion or pad-3 preferably of soft rubber,

' the adjustment of the shell. By :making this pad 3, removable asanitary feature-is pro- 7 videdywhich is'espi'ecially desirable whenithe' gsi-i'shiel'd is'used inipublioplacessuch asbarber having its ends overlapping to accommodate lshops, as the pad mayreadilybe taken off the shell I and cleansed in the presenceof each I customer. Y

i g. As shownin rigfe' Oren; drawings, the

" side or cheekport1on's32 of the ad"3-are' oftentimes gets into the nose, mouth and eyes of the person,-t0'h1s great annoyance, dlscomfrom the distressingand strangling soapy 'fication, Fig. 1 is a perspective view ofa face: 1 I shield embodying'the invention; Flg'. '2. isa

Fig. 4 isa cross sectionof the yielding pad,

place by an adjustingscrewflto enable ther of-the user.

:usethe latter. I t

higher than the frontorch n po tlon an the .rear .or-forehead' portion 3, thus making a perfect fit forithe facesorthat by merely Testing the face upon the yielding pad 3 it be-. comes absolutely-water and air tight.

To support this shield over a washbasin or other drain, it may be mounted on a swinging arm 8, as illustrated in Fig. 2, or provided with legs' t whose lower ends are pro- Vided with rubber tips 5 to protect from scratching the basin in which the legs are stood. t V

I prefer to have these legs removable to render the device more compact for transportationand storage; the shell 1 having parts 6 stamped out therefrom to permit the upper ends of the legs to be pressed therein, as shownrin Fig; 1. If these legs are formed from bar metal which is wider than it is thick, they willnot turn in their sockets 6; but if it ,is wished tohavethe legs made of wire, the

upper ends thereof can be folded over, as at 7in Fig. 3, forkeeping them from turning in their sockets. t I

' In using this shield, the person presses his face down upon the cushion 3, as illustrated in Fig. 2, so that a practically water-tight fit of the cushi0n 'will be formed with his face, and all water flowing upon his head will be discharged. down the exterior of the shield and none can reach within the same and interfere'with his mouth, nose and eyes.

i As shown in Fig. 4, the yielding pad ,3 is

preferably formed with a flange or neck 9 beneath, it in order to permit the pad to have both a lateral and a vertical yield, for the purpose of givingita more perfect fit to the face Thus shaped, the metal shell 1 may be dispensed with, although prefer to What Iclaimas my invention is: r 1.1- As anew article of manufacture a device of the character described comprising a tubular member-'jhaving a top edge that is made undulating and. of, a size and shape to fit throughout its circuit against the front of a persons face so as to bear against the forehead, temples, cheeks and lower lip, and

means forv supporting said member in an ele- Vatedposition with its undulating top edge 0 uppermost and its lower end open to the at- I mosphere. e J v 2. A device of the character described constructed in accordance with claim 1 wherein said supporting means consists of a plurality of separate legs adapted to rest at their lower ends upon arsi pvport, and= whereinlmeansr-is provideclefor detachably connecting the upper ends of said'legs withsaid member.

8. A device of the character describedcpnstructed in accordanceWith Fclaim 1""and wherein said member consists of a tubular sheet metal shell and a soft rubber anniilus telescopically engaged with'the upper end of said shell and constituting said top edge. .Irrtestimony 1th atL claim theqforegoingdn vention," I have hereunto set-my; hand. this ZOthdajof:January, l928. I. 1 BAKCMOND E. 

